Eleven chapters and 38% of the way through and I'm done. Nothing is happening. Nothing is explained. It's boring and pointless. She's charging TWELVEEleven chapters and 38% of the way through and I'm done. Nothing is happening. Nothing is explained. It's boring and pointless. She's charging TWELVE WHOLE DOLLARS for the Kindle edition? Are you fucking kidding me? That is offensive....more

Maybe 2.5 stars? I dunno. I had a lot of issues with this one. I thought the whole "my daddy died, so I need to move away because the guy I secretly lMaybe 2.5 stars? I dunno. I had a lot of issues with this one. I thought the whole "my daddy died, so I need to move away because the guy I secretly love prefers blondes and I'm a brunette" thing was pretty fucking lame. But there was a bit of a surprise at the end and the whole story altogether wasn't entirely awful, so... 2.5 stars. Not Garwood's best, not even close....more

I have to admit something. The first time JD Robb described Mavis and her insane outfit, back in book one, was the last time I actually read a descripI have to admit something. The first time JD Robb described Mavis and her insane outfit, back in book one, was the last time I actually read a description of Mavis and her insane outfit. It's in every book. This book even had an entirely pointless scene just so Mavis could have her mag-o appearance and Robb could describe her and Leo's ridiculous outfits. But two words into the outfit descriptions and I know I'll never be able to understand or picture it. So I don't even bother reading it once I realize that's what it is. In my head, Mavis is always wearing a dress made out of rainbow ribbons that fly out as she twirls. Has she ever worn that outfit? I don't know. But that's what I picture her wearing for 46 books now.

Clearly the author doesn't understand the difference between New Adult and Young Adult. "+18" is mutually exclusive with "Young Adult" - the book cannClearly the author doesn't understand the difference between New Adult and Young Adult. "+18" is mutually exclusive with "Young Adult" - the book cannot be both. Young Adult's target readership is 14-18. Stop trying to target more readers by using both genres... it's dishonest at best and at worst, it's exposing young people to adult topics in an inappropriate and biased manner.

I'm still gonna read this because I'm over 18 and it sounds interesting, but I'm already inclined to dislike the author before I've even looked for the book and that's not a good start....more

16% and there's mention of more interesting things, but mostly it's just Trixa explaining that Zeke has undiagnosed Asperger's Syndrome and a twitchy16% and there's mention of more interesting things, but mostly it's just Trixa explaining that Zeke has undiagnosed Asperger's Syndrome and a twitchy trigger finger. I'm fucking bored....more

Yet another book that I was totally digging until halfway through, where upon it totally fell apart and I hated everything. How does that even happen?Yet another book that I was totally digging until halfway through, where upon it totally fell apart and I hated everything. How does that even happen?!

It was mostly smooth sailing after getting past the 50 instances of Natalie mentioning that she's a size 18. And then the following 50 instances of both Natalie and Oscar mentioning her great big ass. E-fucking-nough already. I get it - she's big, she's confident, he digs it, shut the fuck up already. They did, mostly.

So I was into the story. And then ooh, the drama - the ex-wifey shows up! This big, confident woman will stake her claim in fabulous city-girl fashion, yes? NOPE. Literally nothing turned out the way I wanted it to. Natalie was a chicken shit when she should have showed backbone, she was a bitch when she should have used tact. Am I really supposed to fall for a hero that leaves the heroine mid-fuck to fiddle with his ex-wife's water heater the next town over? You're fucking kidding me, right? And she just shows up to bring him baked goods and knit him sweaters and make snide remarks to his current girlfriend and I'm just supposed to roll with it? Why the fuck is Natalie rolling with it? This is beyond stupid. Natalie is like "Your ex-wife is kinda crossing the line" and Oscar totally defends it until Natalie just has to find a way to get over the fact that his ex-wife is basically mothering him. HAHAHA NO. That's ridiculous and honestly, unappealing in a man. You wanna be friends with your ex, go right ahead. But that bitch was crossing the line and I feel like I'm the only one that recognizes it.

The last half of the book was spent with me basically going "No.. no... why? That's not okay. What? No... no... don't do that. Why would you do that? You deserve to be alone, you idiot. No... no... no... no........ oh my god, why?" That was me. Reading this stupid book. Which I do not recommend.

But that being said, I feel like Alice Clayton is probably somebody I'll read again. I was crying laughing at one point early on in the story and there were plenty of laugh-out-loud moments sprinkled throughout. So I don't recommend this book, but I'm giving the author another chance and I hope I haven't discouraged anyone from doing the same....more

First, I should explain right off the bat that the conflict of this story comes in the form of Bellini - a Paris Hilton-esThis was a weird one for me.

First, I should explain right off the bat that the conflict of this story comes in the form of Bellini - a Paris Hilton-esque caricature that is so completely ridiculous and OTT that she's unbelievable even as a fake character. I know this is fiction, but if you're setting your story in our modern day universe and name-dropping current celebrities, you can't expect me to buy that this bitch was able to get away with her behavior in Hollywood. Nobody would get away with that. Anywhere. Perhaps if the author brought it down a notch, or say 100 notches... it might be somewhere in the realm of believability but this is nowhere close. So immediately, I can't take this book seriously and now it's a joke. But it's not funny in a haha way, more like in a horrible way.

Case in point, I stopped bothering to read anything other than scenes with Bellini and her POV chapters. Why? Because she was that fucking over the top insane, I just wanted to witness it. Same reason I read Donnie Trump's tweets - it must be witnessed. SO IT CAN BE KNOWN. *dramatic music* You can't turn a blind eye to atrocities - they must be witnessed. So I did not care at all about the romance. And I didn't care about Reese trying to get his gold medal. I just wanted to know what horrible thing Bellini would say or do next. Once I realized she wasn't going to be held accountable for any of the lawsuit-worthy offensive rants she filled the pages with, there was no point in reading anything else. Because that just meant the other characters were equally as unbelievable.

But I'm actually giving this three stars! Because Bellini has a very odd and disturbing obsession with other women's genitals. It's unnatural. And her vocalness about other women's genitals would have resulted in lawsuits galore had this story any basis in reality, but I digress. Bellini ranted and raved a whole fucking lot about pussy in this book and I'm giving three stars because Meghan Quinn came up with some really hilarious names for it. I mean, there were some pretty amazing insults in this book and I feel that that took actual talent to produce, so I wanna give the author some credit here. Also, honorable mention for the best friend's moving pep talk before the big race.

There was nothing wrong with the rest of the book and a few scenes I bothered to get into were good. But Bellini's unbelievability was so extreme that it overshadowed everything else about the story and turned (kinda) reading this into something akin to watching an excited dog with a roman candle in its mouth chase a group of children around an enclosed backyard. Horrified and amused, but mostly horrified....more

Halfway through, I could have sworn this was going to be a five-star read for me. I fuckin' loved it. And then... then we get ex-lover POVs - which, uHalfway through, I could have sworn this was going to be a five-star read for me. I fuckin' loved it. And then... then we get ex-lover POVs - which, ugh! - and then the h just went full retard at the end and I have to take away two whole stars because I hated her choices and her stupid thinking that fucking much! AGH! Totally ruined it. Brody was amazing. I really liked Delilah until the end, but there wasn't enough time for me to warm back up to her before it was over so I finished the book not liking her....more